Diy Ceiling Box Beams. Covering it with panels and beams is more elegant and less expensive than hiring a pro to restore a damaged ceiling to its original condition. We will later secure this to the ceiling.
Use a laser line to guide the placement of the nailer board. Stain color of your choice (2) 1x8x10 alder board or wood of your choosing (center beam is largest) (8) 1x6x10 alder boards cut to predetermined lengths. These boxes will be your ceiling beams.
Do not attempt to attach beams to drywall only.
Paneling a ceiling is a great way to add character to a plain room. A great way to dress up a room is to add decorative wood beams to the ceiling. This project ended up being a diy/contractor combo project. Ramework was made using 2 cedar 1x4x10's with 2x4x8 supports to make it rigid there were horizontal scabs added to align with the ceiling trusses which would make a good, solid.